John Altringham on Nostr: A hot day on Ilkley Moor, soaring buzzard and red kite, a flock of swallows. One of ...

A hot day on Ilkley Moor, soaring buzzard and red kite, a flock of swallows.
One of many stiles in the drystone walls on the moor. Why the double ditch leading up to the wall? The steep footpath onto the moor beyond the stile is laid with irregular, close-fitting stones. It looks to only ever have been suitable for foot traffic (and perhaps agile horses). It appears to be very old. There are no clues on the OS map. Another layer in the moor's historical palimpsest.